Mazda provided little detail about the engine itself, which serves as a generator for the MX-30 e-SKYACTIV R-EV, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant of the MX-30 crossover. Mazda hasn't used the unique powerplant for a production vehicle for more than a decade.Bill Visnic...
Rumors about the return of the rotary engine had been swirling around the Internet for years before Mazda made it official in January when it unveiled the plug-in hybrid small crossover with a complicated name: MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV. Fast forward to June 22, mass production of the unusual...
At this point, the intake valve closes, and the piston compresses the remaining fuel-air mixture until it is ignited by the spark plug. This is quite similar to the Atkinson cycle engine, which is commonly used in hybrid-electric vehicles. Because the...
to be the first general manager of Mazda Motors of America (MMA), based in a tiny office in Compton, California. Brown’s task was to expand the dealer network and build a presence for Mazda in America. Although he would have little control over the actual product...
Credit the MX-30, Mazda’s first electric vehicle— or rather, the forthcoming plug-in hybrid variant, which will combine a battery pack with a range-extending gasoline-powered rotary engine. That motor marks the first of a new lineup of the spinning engines, whose unique characteristics make...
Mazda CEO Masahiro Miro gets candid about Mazda’s electrification plans and admits that plug-in vehcicles will make up small percentage of vehicle sales by 2030. Categories CAR SHOPPING, Crossovers, EV Trucks and SUVs, Hybrid SUVs, Large SUVs, LATEST NEWS, Mid-Size SUVs, PHEVs, SUVs Ma...